Fortune, that favors fools.

A lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and flower of light. In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect be.

To speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.

Honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.

The poet is the nearest borderer upon the orator.

The voice so sweet, the words so fair, As some soft chime had stroked the air; And though the sound had parted thence, Still left an echo in the sense.

True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.

A good man will avoid the spot of any sin. The very aspersion is grievous, which makes him choose his way in his life, as he would in his journey.

There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.

Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine.

Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.

Are you an idiot, or an idiot?' Gargarin hissed.'The first one. I really resent being called the second.

To fate and the strange way that it twists us all together.

Gratitude is the key for the door of abundance.

Defy the central planners. Upend their designs for your life. Be a staunch individualist. Stand on your rights.

If you're a good composer, you steal good steals.

In New England enslaved people had the right to sue for wrongful enslavement.

The difference between involvement and commitment is like ham and eggs. The chicken is involved; the pig is committed.

A shining isle in a stormy sea, We seek it ever with smiles and sighs; To-day is sad. In the bland To-be, Serene and lovely To-morrow lies.

It would be idle to say that we were not, from time to time, aware that a volcano slumbered fitfully beneath us. There were dark sides to the Slavery Question, for master, as for slave.

I didn't know much about golf growing up.